Friday
…and my, didn’t the day just zip by.

Ladies and gentlemen: Welcome to the weekend.

The post-work evening was spent in good company: , , and Gabe, and and I did the traditional Friday night coffee at Borders.

It’s official: Gabe is my new favorite 2-and-a-half year old. I went around the store with him a couple of times. This is not to be confused with “keeping him out of trouble.” There wasn’t any “trouble” to keep him out of. He walked around looking at the books and identifying the pictures of animals and items on the covers; his favorites seemed to be a couple of books (one on trucks, one on buses) in the children’s area. While we were touring the store, he walked up to a couple of people and started conversations. A guy that he stopped to talked to in the computer section asked him if he was getting started early on the hard books.

had to leave early as she is leaving (on a jet plane…. don’t know when she’ll be back again) tomorrow for her Thanksgiving vacation. She came right back in – one of her tires had decided to pick up a nail. leapt to the rescue to help her changer her tire.

, and I headed to Applebee’s for a bite to eat. Vivi, our former favorite server, is no longer a server; she’s gone into the management program. Our new favorite server is Karen. We like her. She’s funny and personable.

And now, I’m unwinding.

NPR Stories
Talk of the Nation – Science Friday: Diabetes Update

Researchers have reversed diabetes in mice. What does that mean for people with the disease?
They raised some interesting points about possibly being able to use some of the techniques that they discovered in combating other ailments.

All Things Considered: Commentary – Missing the Old Drive-In
Fresh Air: Interview with Steven King
Marketplace: Stories for 21 Nov 03

Stray Toasters

  • I almost feel guilty because everytime I hear “Istanbul” in the news, in light of the recent attacks there, a voice in the back of my head adds “…not Constantinople.” Almost guilty, but not quite.
  • Megatokyo
  • The Gravity and Chaos Club at Western Washington University. (Be warned, it loads slowly due to heavy traffic.)
  • First there was “hijacked.” Then “carjacked.” Now, “iPod-jacked.”

That looks like a good stopping point.

Namaste.